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18:54 Oct 22, 2019

English to Urdu translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: angel's share

Definition from Oxford:
n. (usually with the) the quantity of wine or distilled spirits lost to evaporation while ageing in wooden casks; the vapours resulting from this process.

Example sentence(s):

A couple who claim that the "angel's share" from a whisky bond has blighted their property have been given the go-ahead to take the case to court. BBC News
“Today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky,” goes the cheery old drinker’s proverb. Such optimism is being sorely tested as scotch finds itself on the rocks of not just a no-deal Brexit but also the threat that its US trade could evaporate, like the angel’s share. The Times
We use infrared (IR) absorption spectroscopy, and from the laser measurements, ethanol concentration in the ‘angel’s share’ is determined and used as an indicator on the potential maturation losses of the cask. insider.co.uk

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Summary of translations provided

5 +1

شیطان کا حصہ

Najam Irshad

تبخیری ضیاع

Qudsia Lone

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11 days confidence:

تبخیری ضیاع

Definition from Urdu English Dictionary:
تبخیری ضیاع، مائع میں واقع ہونے والے اس کمی کو کہتے ہیں جو مائع کے کچھ حصے کے بخارات بن کر فرار ہونے کے عمل سے پیدا ہوتی ہے۔

The translation provided is for the actual physical phenomenon of "loss/waste by evaporation".

Exact translation would depend on context.

Alcohol production is not a commonplace occurrence among Urdu speakers or Muslim countries in general, to lend to an exact term.

Example sentence(s):

یہ افسوسناک حقیقت کہ ہمارے آبپاشی کے نظام کی استعداد کار انتہائی کم ہے اور ہمارے آبی وسائل کا تقریباََ 70 فیصد پانی جذب و تبخیر کے عوامل، چھوٹی بڑی نہروں، کھالوں اور کھیتوں میں دوران آبپاشی ضائع ہوجاتا ہے۔ - Agrinfobank

Qudsia Lone
United States
Local time: 10:48
Native speaker of: Urdu

31 days confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

شیطان کا حصہ

Definition from own experience or research:
چونکہ اردو بولنے والوں کی اکثریت مسلمان آبادی پر مشتمل ہے، اور اسلام میں شراب کی ممانعت ہے، لہذا شراب کو فرشتوں کے ساتھ نہیں جوڑ جا سکتا۔ اس کے علاوہ، اردو بولنے والے معاشرے میں ایک تصور مشہور ہے، جس کے مطابق اکثر کھانا ضائع ہونے کو شیطان کے ساتھ جوڑا جاتا ہے۔ مزید یہ کہ شراب پینے کو ایک شیطانی عمل سمجھا جاتا ہے۔ لہذا اس کی بناء پر، شیطان کا حصہ ہی درست ترجمہ ہو گا۔

Example sentence(s):

"یہ شیطان کا حصہ تھا۔ اس پر مت افسوس کرو" - Personal research

Najam Irshad
Pakistan
Local time: 19:48
Native speaker of:

Urdu

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